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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1916
Page
6
The 8 Daily News and Semi-Weekly News announce subscription rates and mailing info. Rates include 1 cent per week for newsprint, 15 cents monthly, 56 cents for four months, and 2.00 for six months. The Times and News offices detail mailing and distribution, with multiple local outlets listed for pickup.
A fragment from a 20th century health campaign debates sanitation and public health money. It notes the U S Constitution omits health references and urges cleanliness. It mentions a free book on Exercise and Health from the Public Health Service and cites high costs of typhoid fever. Overall it reflects reform rhetoric on hygiene and disease.
The piece urges fall planting of street trees for lasting urban beauty. It notes higher fall root establishment, lower vitality demand, and the long term payoff of shade and curb appeal. Citizens, not just officials, should act to plant and care for trees along sidewalks and public lands.
September items note plans to attend Beffaio Bill at the York fair and the Hagers fair, followed by the great Tederick fair. Gardens are described as beautiful, with mentions of Cath PENS Ib TE.
The piece reflects seasonal themes with pumpkins pies and autumn rituals. It notes October meetings resuming, housekeeping tasks, preparation for winter, and questions about coal bills and holiday baking. Chrysanthemums and autumn imagery frame the observance as communities ready for fairs and Christmas preparations.
The piece discusses push for a standardized motor code across states, with police backing it. It notes drivers seek uniform traffic rules to avoid local arrests and blackmail-like enforcement, while acknowledging federal action will lag. It highlights a New York police chief convention urging unity and cites Massachusetts as likely to accept a moderate code.
The Knockers praise a man whose work has begun to show results. He leaves behind dreary days as his skill gains notice from men, earning praise and a laurel for brow and pluck. The piece notes his quiet resolve and belief that real workers block envy with steady effort.
In Circuit Court of Steward x Yatton the jury deliberated for hours and returned a verdict of 2000 for the plaintiffs Charles McLane of Rockland Baltimore against the State Roads Commission. County Commissioners of Baltimore County appear mcMahon Bros. An electrically lighted cross revolves on a San Francisco steeple.
Frederick items from The News columns recount a strong windstorm that felled trees and damaged property, a Jeracy wagon runaway with a damaged wagon, a new West Al Saints Street house by Charles EL Mealey, and progress on electric road extension reaching Seeler's Blacksmith shop as residents recall past events in Frederick.
Purely Personal items list Mrs Harold Burkholder visiting her parents in Akron Ohio and other local moves. Mrs Margaret Benner and family relocate to East Third Street. Mr J Marshall Grumbine and family move to West South Street. Leonard E Kolmer takes vacation to Baltimore Philadelphia and Salem Virginia and plans return around October 11. Douglass Hooff and Misa Robbins return home after visits in Maine and Cambridge Massachusetts. The Rev Mooff serves as pastor of All Saints Episcopal Church.
A large society wedding is planned for Miss Florence Legg of Frederick and Mr. R Cator Robinson on Wednesday November 22 at the Hotel Stafford Baltimore. The ceremony at noon will be followed by a reception and a wedding journey. Legg is daughter of the late Col Edgar Kent Lee and Mrs Legg with many Baltimore connections. Robinson is son of Mrs Robinson of Roland Park.
The funeral of Sophie Gather Schley widow of Major Benjamin Henry Schley occurred this afternoon after the arrival of a train in Winchester Virginia. Services were held at Mount Hebet cemetery with interment in place. Nev Mr Smith Winchester and Rev Douglass Licoa conducted the service. Pallbearers included Joseph D Baker Thomas A Chap Mae Gilmer Schley Henry Williams Guy Thomas and W Clinton McSherry. C Carty served as funeral director.
Mr John Gomber of South Market street and Miss Emilie Tarshew, at home on Wes street, are both sick. Master George Salter of West Church street is also confined to the house by illness.
A dinner at Mrs. Amanda Su We’s home on Patrick Street honored Mirthias birthday. Guests included Mrs. Viccie Summers and Vera Keyser Simon, Mr and Mrs Milton Akers, and other friends. gifts were presented to the hostess. A separate note mentions a farm sale and real estate transactions involving Mrs. D. OK. Cramer and others, with details of land parcels near Mi Veasent and improvements. A testimonial praises Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for the Pickard family.
The Hagerstown and Frederick Railway Company votes to acquire a controlling stake in the Potomac Lights and Power Company at Martinsburg. Syndicate holders previously bought the property on August 17 for 575000, with potential plans for a Martinsburg to Frederick trolley line. Officers elected include Emory U. Coblent as president, A J Hock as vice president, and S O Myers as treasurer.
A distressing accident in Westminster claimed the life of Lula Eddins, 18 months, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. J. S. Eddins. She fell from a porch and died. Remains were taken to Lewistown for temporary burial before a permanent interment in Birmingham, Alabama, near the parents. The family mourns while Rev. Eddings pursues study at Westminster Theological Seminary.
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